Global Village kicks off the week with some Latin sounds to mark birthdays of Latin jazz percussionist Ray Mantilla, Brazilian musician, compose and producer Deodato, and Cuban guitarist and Buena ...

Maputo — The Mozambican musician Dilon Djindji, considered by many as the greatest practitioner of the popular musical style, known as Marrabenta, has passed away at the age of 97. Djindji, who was ...

Musician Dilon Djindji died at the age of 97, in the early hours of this Wednesday, at the Maputo Central Hospital. Throughout his life, Dilon Djindji fought several battles, all the way to declaring ...

MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, guitarist and music producer Clive Mono Mukundu has praised multi-award winning Afro-fusion group Mokoomba, stating that its originality and distinctiveness have helped it to ...

For 40 rhythmic years, Stewart Sukuma has brought the Mozambican style Marrabenta across the globe. But, the god of Marrabenta is also known for embracing social causes and promoting education and ...

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Last year’s debut album from the Mozambican group MABULU brought together several generations to put a locally recorded issue on the international map. Having succeeded, and then toured, they went ...

Music is all about giving back, it is inherently social. That’s the ­philosophy of Stewart Sukuma, the national treasure of Mozambique. The son of a truck driver, Sukuma rose to fame in Mozambique ...

Three years ago, a group of students and professionals opened a museum in Maputo's most famous neighbourhood to preserve its culture. The rough Mafalala district has produced the district has produced ...

At 93 years of age, Dillon Djinjir’s main goal is to record a new solo album, bringing together at least 30 unpublished songs. The “King of Marrabenta” live in Vila de Marracuene, about 30km from the ...

Before the first note of the 2019 Marrabenta Festival finale in Matola was played a late-summer cyclone hit, sending the tents flying and causing the two huge LED video screens to sway on their ...